The crisis growing out of the Coronavirus ( Covid-19 ) is a stark reminder of the need for hope. More importantly, it is a reminder of the ultimate source of hope and how to access it.

There is no doubt that millions of people are desperately praying for relief from this threat and the anxiety that comes with it. It is also without doubt that many of those same people are feeling frustrated and disappointed that God doesn’t seem to be responding to their prayers.

Maybe the key to finding hope and comfort in this crisis is to try to see beyond the obvious concerns and try to understand why God may appear to be ignoring their pleas.

If we take the stories in the Bible at face value, we would realize the catastrophic events may, in fact, be part of God’s management of our world. The harsh and deadly lessons unleashed upon Egypt when Moses was negotiating for the release of his people from bondage is a prime example.

Does this mean that God is an angry and vengeful entity? Does this mean that God doesn’t care about human suffering as long as the crisis achieves His goals?

Or, is there more to it than we realize?

Is it possible that we are incapable of fully understanding and appreciating the larger picture simply because we are handicapped by our human limitations? Is it possible that God allows us to experience such a world-wide trauma as a means of hitting the “reset button” on mankind’s tendency to foul his own nest?

But, what about the pain and suffering and death that we experience? Doesn’t He care?

If we step out of our human role for a moment and see ourselves as spiritual beings having a human, earthly experience, we might begin to appreciate that our earthly pain pales in the light of an infinite existence.

Perhaps a loving God knows better than we could imagine, that our earthly pain is insignificant compared to a heavenly existence. Perhaps He knows that the crisis we face is allowing us to re-discover our ability to love and care for each other. Perhaps the crisis we face is allowing us the opportunity to re-examine our obligation to care for the earth we call home. Perhaps the crisis we are experiencing is God’s way of reminding us we need to return to His fold.

And that is the path to finding hope – faith and trust.

To further free yourself from anxiety and restore your faith, use your newly found free time to learn and practice self-appraisal. Information is readily available electronically. There are many Kindle books that are free or low-cost that can be accessed without leaving home. If you don’t have a Kindle reader, free apps are available for your phone, tablet or PC.

A good starting point to renew and strengthen your faith and reap the reward or hope is the book that was the foundation of this website/blog – Finding Faith in a Logical World. You can access the Kindle edition of that book by clicking here. 

Fill your idle days with discovery.